The Exhibitor (1950)

NT-4 E X H t B I T O R Masters, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Quarles, Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Mitchell, Miss A. Ward, Mary Bixby, Mary Lou Dingle, D. H. Long, Ira J. Kerr, Charles W. Krebs, E. S. Huber, Roger K. Daly, J. J. Musselman, William Metzger, Nelson Weller, A1 Sunshine, Mike Simons, Stu¬ art Barlow, Miss Nina M. Cauger, Miss Lucille Cauger, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. McCormick, Earl Harrison, T. R. Caug¬ er, Ray G. Colvin, Bob Little, Helen Little, 1. C. Bishop, H. H. Jacobson, W. A. Carroll, J. H. Boswell, J. T. Stew¬ art, Charles R. Mitchell, II, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wyrick, John Freeland, O. H. Emberton, L. N. Baker, M. H. Sparks, Ralph Cundiff, W. Leon Hisle, R. Phil¬ lips, J. E. Elliott, Jr., Alex Hampton, Bertha Wolf, K. Williams, Mrs. E. R. Kazee, Phil Thompson, Mary A. Thomp¬ son, Frances Thompson, Don Robers, Otto Ebert, W. A. Davis, J. E. Isaacs, Sr., K. L. Kotterer, H. Morgan, E. Jac¬ ques, Ray King, R. E. Pulliam, Charles Earle, T. M. Fisher, Arthur DeBra, Gael Sullivan, Leon Bamberger, A. L. Madi¬ son, Ted Liebtag, Earl Penrod, John Rueff, Tom Newcomb, Trueman Rembusch, Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Merkley, Tom Simmons, Hal Howard, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Arnold, Mrs. O. J. Minnix, J. B. Minnix, Mrs. Gratia Locke, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Ward, Miss C. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Patton, Martin Weinbui’g, Tom Hill, W. B. Carroll, Mrs. E. L. Ornstein, W. E. Chism, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Horsefield, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Lutes, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Maxedon, F. B. Gaucker, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Frazee, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crouthers, R. G. Davis, Ben Reeves, Fred May, Sam J. Switow, Irvin Switow, E. H. Payne, Iva Moore, Walter D. Aspley, Mrs. D. Aspley, Mr. and Mrs. George Hunt, and Pete Dawson. Maurice N. Wolf, field assistant to H. M. Richey, in charge of MGM exhib¬ itor relations, will speak at the Kiwanis Club, Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 14. Michigan Saginaw The Center, new art theatre, opened. The theatre has an entirely new policy. The Junior League sponsored the first program. Proceeds from the opening night sales went to charity projects. Paul M anning’ s Once-A-Month Studio Survey Section Brings New Slant On What’s Going On In Hollywood. Ohio Columbus Mrs. James C. Camp is the newlyelected president, Columbus and Frank¬ lin County Motion Picture Council. Other new officers are: Mrs. Mary Storch Adler and Mrs. Esther Buchman, vicepresidents; Mrs. W. G. Dennis and Mrs. Catherine Ross Betry, secretaries; Mrs. John Spicer, treasurer; Miss Isabel Col¬ lins, parliamentarian, and Mrs. Betry, Mrs. Frank Hiatt, and Mrs. John J. Redfern, directors. Committee chairmen are: Dr. Floyd Faust, director of public relations; Mrs. Floyd Faust, juvenile delinquency; Mrs. Adler, pro'gram; Mrs. Buchman, membership; Mrs. Daniel J. Whitacre, hospitality; Mrs. R. H. Helle, publicity; Mrs. George Willis, finance; Mrs. Charles Fowler, welfare; Mrs. Fred P. Ellsperman, radio-television; Mrs. Kenneth Povenmire, previews; Mrs. H. H. Reighley, yearbook, and Mrs. Russell Evick, telephone. Sheldon Smerling, Confection Cabinet Corporation, was in. . . . Jack Pickens was named assistant manager, Loew’s Broad. Pickens formerly was a member of the Broad service staff. . . . Ivan Fuldauer, Cleveland, MGM exploitation representative, was in with the display of Clark Gable’s racer in advance of “To Please a Lady.’' Twenty-two neighborhood houses co¬ operated in a United Nations coloring tieup with The Columbus Citizen. Chil¬ dren were admitted upon presentation of colored sketches of flags printed in The Citizen. Arthur DeBra, director, community relations department. Motion Picture Association, was guest speaker at a meeting of the Columbus and Franklin County Picture Council. Parking space for 500 cars would be provided in the downtown area if City Council approves an emergency proposal to alleviate the critical parking situa¬ tion. . . . The racing car used by Clark Gable in making “To Please a Lady” was on display in front of Loew’s Ohio. . . . John Payne, star of “Tripoli,” was guest of honor on “Armed Forces Day” of the Columbus Community Fund. Wilmington Hart E. Morrison, Geneva, 0., and R. H. “Doc” Manley, Madison, 0., were photographed with Kroger Babb Hall¬ mark, for the Hallmark publication while on a business trip. Pennsylvania Altoona Ray Allison completed a new s.nack bar at the Rivoli by breaking through the lobby wall into his offices for 10 additional feet. He will make further improvements in the future. Beaver Falls Bob Higgins, publicity director for the four Cook and Anderson Theatres, has been quite active. For “My Blue Heaven,” he hired an airplane, and dropped cards with passes, pennies, and a plug for the picture. For “Mr. 880,” the first 50 persons presenting a bill with the numbers “880” on it were admitted free. Johnstown The Cambria County War Memorial Auditorium and Arena opened with the “Ice-Capades of 1951.” Ten thousand paid admissions were recorded for the three performances. Exhibitors are wor¬ rying about the general effect on business because many sporting events are sched¬ uled. . . . Les Chamberlin has closed the Dale Tuesdays until further notice. Former girl friends, neighbors, and schoolmates of Cincinnati’s Doris Day gather to see a private showing of her latest Warner film, “Tea for Two,” shown recently in connection with the engagement at the Palace, Cincinnati. Reading a wire of greetings from Miss Day to her old friends is Tessie Kinman. Salisbury Jesse Cramblatt, Village, is putting the finishing touches on a newly enlarged private airport. He pilots his own plane, or rather planes, and flies to New York frequently to see the latest shows. Uniontown Joe Murdock, Penn, created a sensa¬ tion when he had some papers over¬ printed “Panic In The Streets,” and hired newsboys to yell the title all over the city. Policemen, radio reporters, and many phone calls, with everyone want¬ ing to know where the panic was. Mur¬ dock also promoted a half-page ad gratis when he gave away $1200 worth of diamonds. A bowl was filled with rhine¬ stones and six diamonds worth $200 each, and everyone entering the theatre could take one stone. Those picking the diamonds could keep them. West Virginia Huntington Fire which started in an adjacent de¬ partment store also destroyed the Tipton. Total damage was unofficially estimated at over $1,000,000. Maurice N. Wolf, field assistant to H. M. Richey, in charge of MGM exhib¬ itor relations, will speak at the Kiwanis Club on Nov. 7. Pat O’Brien and Beverly Tyler, who play opposite Mickey Rooney in 20th-Fox’s “The Fireball,” take time out from their recent work for the film in Pittsburgh. November 1, 1950